Iranian woman's stoning sentence suspended

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could still face execution by hanging.

Politicians and activists around the world seem to have scored a partial victory in their efforts to help an Iranian woman facing death by stoning. After weeks of international pressure, the Iranian foreign ministry announced today that it has suspended Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's stoning sentence and is reviewing the case, but it is still possible she will be executed by other means. Ashtiani was convicted in 2006 of adultery, one of several crimes including drug trafficking and armed robbery, that are punishable by death in Iran.